Sharp Edges by Middleton K. L

Author:Middleton, K. L. [Middleton, K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Mystery
Published: 2012-12-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

It was my landline phone that woke me up early the next morning. When I saw who was on the other end calling me at such an absurd hour, I groaned.

“Hi, mom,” I said, resting the phone on my shoulder.

“Hello, sweetheart.”

I looked at the clock. “It’s only six o’clock here, even earlier for you, why are you up so early?”

“I just couldn’t sleep,” she said. “I kept worrying about you and decided to call.”

“I’m fine. How about we talk when the sun is up?”

And I’ve had enough coffee to tackle you.

She ignored me and cleared her throat. “Lindsey, I’ve been thinking, you and the kids should move out here with me. I have plenty of room and I can even offer you a job at the store.”

“Oh, mom, that’s a great offer but the kids would be livid if I took them out of their comfort zone. All of their friends are here and Scott would never agree to that.”

“Who gives a shit about that bastard?” she said, in a thick voice.

I raised my eyebrows. “Mom, have you been drinking?”

“Oh, I may have had a couple of drinks,” she said. “But this is about you, not me.”

I sighed. “Are you okay?”

She paused for a few seconds.

“Mom?” I prodded. “Talk to me.”

“It’s Kyle,” she said. “We’re…we’re not together anymore.”

I sat up. “No! What happened? You must be going crazy.”

“I’m fine. Actually, I asked him to leave, honey.”

“Seriously?” I asked, trying to hide the relief in my voice. Kyle had always annoyed me. He wasn’t much older than I was, but his attitude was always slightly condescending, as if his intellect was far more superior to mine.

“Oh, he was getting a little too controlling. Kind of like your husband, if you really want to know the truth.”

I raised my eyebrows. “You thought Scott was controlling, too, huh?” I asked.

She snorted. “Is a tomato a fruit?”

I giggled. “I’m still up in the air about that one.”

“Anyway,” she said. “Now that you’ve kicked out Scott, I started thinking about Kyle and you know what? I was actually a little jealous that you were free and I had a deadbeat living with me. One who was trying to manipulate everything in my life but not contributing anything but sex.”

I cringed. “Oh, mom…”

She chuckled. “He certainly had the tools and knew how to use them. But a stiff wanker doesn’t pay the bills, you know, my dear?”

I shuddered, trying not to imagine Kyle and my mom in the wild throes of passion.

“Anyway,” she sighed, her voice tinged with melancholy. “He’s gone.”

I sighed. “Well, you still don’t sound very happy.”

She cleared her throat. “It’s still hard, letting someone go.”

I nodded. “I know that all-too well.”

“Yes, unfortunately you do.”

“Well, so what are you going to do about the shop?”

“Aunt Ruthie is going to be helping me run it until I hire a new assistant fulltime. You know, that would be the perfect position for you, honey.”

I bit the side of my lip. “Well, I don’t know. I’d have to really think about it.

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